2006 BMW Championship

The 2006 BMW Championship was the 52nd edition of the BMW Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 25–28 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

2006 BMW Championship

Tournament information
Dates	25–28 May 2006
Location	Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Course(s)	Wentworth Club West Course
Tour(s)	European Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,306 yards (6,681 m)
Field	156 players, 66 after cut
Cut	146 (+2)
Prize fund	€4,250,000
Winner's share	€708,330
Champion
David Howell
271 (−17)

Wentworth Club

Location in England

David Howell cruised to a five stroke victory over Simon Khan to claim his first BMW Championship.[1]

Course layout

Wentworth Club, West Course[2]

Tee	Rating/Slope	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yardage	n/a	474	154	465	552	212	418	396	401	448	3,518	184	416	531	470	179	477	383	610	538	3,788	7,306
Par		4	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	35	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	5	5	37	72

Past champions in the field

Nine former champions entered the tournament.[3]

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
José María Olazábal	Spain	1994	69	74	72	68	283	−5	T14
Ángel Cabrera	Argentina	2005	68	69	75	74	286	−2	T29
Ian Woosnam	Wales	1988, 1997	71	74	74	70	289	+1	T41
Ignacio Garrido	Spain	2003	76	70	70	74	290	+2	T47
Colin Montgomerie	Scotland	1998, 1999, 2000	73	72	74	72	291	+3	T53

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Scott Drummond	Scotland	2004	72	75	147	+3
Anders Hansen	Denmark	2002	74	74	148	+4
Andrew Oldcorn	Scotland	2001	76	74	150	+6
Costantino Rocca	Italy	1996	74	77	151	+7

Nationalities in the field

North America (2)	South America (2)	Europe (129)	Oceania (9)	Asia (5)	Africa (9)
United States (2)	Argentina (2)	England (51)	Australia (8)	India (2)	South Africa (8)
		Northern Ireland (3)	New Zealand (1)	Singapore (1)	Zimbabwe (1)
		Scotland (15)		Thailand (2)
		Wales (9)
		Ireland (6)
		Austria (1)
		Belgium (1)
		Denmark (4)
		France (7)
		Germany (1)
		Italy (4)
		Netherlands (2)
		Portugal (1)
		Spain (7)
		Sweden (17)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 25 May 2006

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Paul Casey	England	67	−5
	Luke Donald	England
	Nick Dougherty	England
	Andrew McLardy	South Africa
T5	Ángel Cabrera	Argentina	68	−4
	David Howell	England
	Raphaël Jacquelin	France
	Peter Lawrie	Ireland
T9	François Delamontagne	France	69	−3
	Jamie Donaldson	Wales
	Ernie Els	South Africa
	Kenneth Ferrie	England
	Garry Houston	Wales
	Robert Karlsson	Sweden
	Paul Lawrie	Scotland
	José María Olazábal	Spain
	Ian Poulter	England
	Phillip Price	Wales
	John Wells	England

Second round

Friday, 26 May 2006

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	David Howell	England	68-65=133	−11
2	Nick Dougherty	England	67-69=136	−8
T3	Ángel Cabrera	Argentina	68-69=137	−7
	Robert Karlsson	Sweden	69-68=137
5	Simon Khan	England	70-68=138	−6
T6	Paul Casey	England	67-72=139	−5
	François Delamontagne	France	69-70=139
	Luke Donald	England	67-72=139
T9	Niclas Fasth	Sweden	70-70=140	−4
	Raphaël Jacquelin	France	68-72=140
	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	Spain	71-69=140
	Peter Lawrie	Ireland	68-72=140

Third round

Saturday, 27 May 2006

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	David Howell	England	68-65-69=202	−14
2	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	Spain	71-69-65=205	−11
T3	Paul Casey	England	67-72-69=208	−8
	Simon Khan	England	70-68-70=208
T5	François Delamontagne	France	69-70-71=210	−6
	Nick Dougherty	England	67-69-74=210
	Pádraig Harrington	Ireland	72-70-68=210
	Jean van de Velde	France	75-69-66=210
T9	Niclas Fasth	Sweden	70-70-71=211	−5
	Søren Hansen	Denmark	70-72-69=211
	Robert Karlsson	Sweden	69-68-74=211

Final round

Sunday, 28 May 2006

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money (€)
1	David Howell	England	68-65-69-69=271	−17	708,330
2	Simon Khan	England	70-68-70-68=276	−12	472,220
3	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	Spain	71-69-65-72=277	−11	266,050
4	Brett Rumford	Australia	72-73-69-65=279	−9	212,500
5	Richard Bland	England	73-68-71-68=280	−8	180,200
T6	Andrew Coltart	Scotland	71-72-69-69=281	−7	112,540
	Pádraig Harrington	Ireland	72-70-68-71=281
	Trevor Immelman	South Africa	70-73-73-65=281
	Gary Orr	Scotland	71-70-73-67=281
	Anthony Wall	England	71-71-73-66=281

Scorecard

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	5	5
Howell	−14	−15	−15	−16	−17	−17	−17	−17	−17	−16	−16	−17	−17	−17	−17	−17	−17	−17
Khan	−8	−8	−8	−8	−9	−9	−10	−10	−10	−11	−10	−11	−11	−11	−11	−10	−11	−12
Jiménez	−11	−11	−11	−12	−12	−11	−11	−11	−10	−10	−10	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11
Rumford	−2	−2	−2	−4	−4	−4	−4	−4	−4	−5	−6	−7	−6	−6	−7	−7	−8	−9
Bland	−3	−3	−2	−3	−3	−4	−3	−4	−3	−4	−4	−6	−5	−5	−6	−7	−7	−8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle

Birdie

Bogey

Source:[3]

References

1. "Howell Cruises to BMW Championship Glory". European Tour. 28 May 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
2. "Course card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
3. "2006 BMW Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 28 May 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2020.